2014 was a lousy year. I basically stopped exercising, gained a significant amount of weight, was put on cholesterol medicine and feel horrible. I started a new job that I was unhappy with and was deeply saddened with the death of my beloved p... Read more

I keep starting over and over and over.......... Feeling much different this week and it's a good feeling. Sort of like that feeling I had last year when I was doing so well. Had a great day yesterday and stayed right on track with water/exerc... Read more

Ok, Day 1 is behind me and I'm looking forward to another 'good' day.
I decided to get back to the basic's of Water / Tracking / Exercise. Yesterday I drank the 8 glasses of water and stayed within my WW points and ate healthy. Is their r... Read more

Today is the first day of me trying to get back on track and finally lose the rest of my weight.
GOALS for the day:
Water - drink 8 glasses
Tracking - track my food and stay within my WW points
Exercise - either walk outside later ... Read more

Well let's see, once again I made it thru the weekend with no weight gain which always makes me feel more confident. Started work at 7:56 am and at 7:57 the issues started pouring in. Three emergencies in less then 20 minues. NOT how a person... Read more

It's been so long since I wrote a blog but I'm trying hard to 'once again' get very active with SparkPeople and get myself back on track. The last 2 1/2 weeks have been great. I'm eating so much better, exercising again, and being diligent ab... Read more

Well I finally sucked it up and did it. I went to my Start page and put in all the new numbers and am starting over from scratch. It's been a horrible 6-8 months and the end result is a 12-14 lb gain. I'm back on track now and plan to stay th... Read more

Well here it is December and the holiday season is upon us. Is anyone else struggling with that year end 'stress'. Trying to get the shopping done and the wrapping/decorating. Let's not forget the endless get togethers for the famous Christma... Read more

Sigh, Does anyone else ever go thru this.......
I'm feeling so down today. I have been trying all sorts of different foods and really pushing to change a lot of habits and I came to the conclusion that I hate it. I just finished lunch whi... Read more

Well tomorrow is week 4 of my weight loss challenge and my personal coach just called me to check in. Last week I was talking to her about SP and she decided to check it out for herself. She said found the site to be fantastic and has already ... Read more

Today was the first day of my 12 week weight loss challenge.
This was a class I signed up for that was 39.00 and will go till Dec. 2, 2008. We weigh in once a week and they will also take measurments. Each week a different topic is discus... Read more

What a day!!! I went to an indoor clambake today at a bar. (thank goodness because it would have been ugly with the rain). Anyway........last night I was very stressed out about going because I just do not do good at these types of functions. ... Read more

Well I'm wrapping up my 4 day mini challenge and all in all I'm happy. I decided to do this to keep myself on track for the long weekend and to sort of 'revamp' my plan as I prepare for the Fall season. I had noticed that in the last 3-4 weeks... Read more

Wrapping up Day 3 and so far so good. Some of the numbers on the nutritional tracker aren't good but overall I'm wrapping up August on a good note and looking forward to September.
I walked 4.8 (Saturday) and 4.68 miles Sunday
I drank 7... Read more